CBS SPORTS’ EXCLUSIVE LIVE COVERAGE OF 2010 NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TIPS OFF ON THURSDAY, MARCH 18
Announce and Production Teams Assigned for First and Second Round Coverage
CBS Sports’ exclusive live coverage of the 2010 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Championship begins with first round action on Thursday, March 18 and Friday, March 19 (12:00 Noon-5:00 PM, ET, and 7:00 PM-12:00 AM, ET, both days) and concludes on Monday, April 5 with the national championship game (9:00 PM, ET-conclusion).
Greg Gumbel, Greg Anthony and Seth Davis host THE ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR® from the CBS Broadcast Center in New York City. Eric Mann serves as Senior Producer and Bob Matina directs.
Harold Bryant is Vice President, Production, CBS Sports.
Following are the tip times of first-round games, as well as the announce and production team assignments for CBS Sports’ 29th consecutive year on THE ROAD TO THE FINAL FOURÒ.
Tip times for the second-round games on Saturday will be announced on Thursday after the conclusion of the days’ games. Sunday’s tip times will be released after the conclusion of play on Friday.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 18 (12:00 Noon-5:00 PM, ET)
Play-by-Play/Analyst
Tip (ET) Site Game Producer//Director
12:20 PM Oklahoma City I Florida vs. BYU Kevin Harlan/Dan Bonner
Craig Silver/Andy Goldberg
12:25 PM New Orleans I Notre Dame vs. Old Dominion Dick Enberg/Jay Bilas
Mark Wolff/Mark Grant
12:30 PM Providence I Villanova vs. Robert Morris Verne Lundquist/Bill Raftery
Bob Mansbach/Suzanne Smith
2:30 PM San Jose I Vanderbilt vs. Murray State Spero Dedes/Bob Wenzel Vic Frank/Chris Svendsen
after conc. I Oklahoma City II Kansas State vs. North Texas Harlan/Bonner
Silver/Goldberg
after conc. I New Orleans II Baylor vs. Sam Houston Enberg/Bilas
Mark Wolff/Mark Grant
after conc. I Providence II Richmond vs. St. Mary’s Lundquist/Raftery
Mansbach/Smith
after conc. I San Jose II Butler vs. UTEP Dedes/Wenzel Frank/Svendsen
THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 18 (7:00 PM-12:00 AM, ET)
(announce and production teams same as day games)
Tip (ET) Site Game
7:10 PM Oklahoma City III UNLV vs. University of North Iowa
7:15 PM New Orleans III Kentucky vs. East Tennessee State
7:20 PM San Jose III Marquette vs. Washington
7:25 PM Providence III Georgetown vs. Ohio
after conc. III Oklahoma City IV Kansas vs. Lehigh
after conc. III New Orleans IV Texas vs. Wake Forest
after conc. III San Jose IV New Mexico vs. Montana
after conc. III Providence IV Tennessee vs. San Diego State
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 19 (12:00 Noon-5:00 PM, ET)
Play-by-Play/Analyst
Tip (ET) Site Game Producer//Director
12:15 PM Buffalo I West Virginia vs. Morgan State Gus Johnson/Len Elmore
Steve Scheer/Mike Arnold
12:25 PM Milwaukee I Xavier vs. Minnesota Ian Eagle/Jim Spanarkel
Ross Schneiderman/Bryan Lilley
12:30 PM Jacksonville I Temple vs. Cornell Jim Nantz/Clark Kellogg
Bob Dekas/Bob Fishman
2:30 PM Spokane I Purdue vs. Siena Tim Brando/Mike Gminski
Ken Mack/Jim Cornell
after conc. I Buffalo II Clemson vs. Missouri Johnson/Elmore
Scheer/Arnold
after conc. I Milwaukee II Pittsburgh vs. Oakland Eagle/Spanarkel
Schneiderman/Lilley
after conc. I Jacksonville II Wisconsin vs. Wofford Nantz/Kellogg
Dekas/Fishman
after conc. I Spokane II Texas A&M vs. Utah State Brando/Gminski
Mack/Cornell
FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 19 (7:00 PM-12:00 AM, ET)
(announce and production teams same as day games)
Tip (ET) Site Game
7:10 PM Buffalo III Gonzaga vs. Florida State
7:15 PM Milwaukee III Oklahoma State vs. Georgia Tech
7:20 PM Spokane III Michigan State vs. New Mexico State
7:25 PM Jacksonville III Duke vs. Arkansas Pine Bluff/Winthrop
after conc. III Buffalo IV Syracuse vs. Vermont
after conc. III Milwaukee IV Ohio State vs. UC Santa Barbara
after conc. III Spokane IV Maryland vs. Houston
after conc. III Jacksonville IV California vs. Louisville
(source: CBS Sports)
